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Japan vs Costa Rica, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

Japan
Costa Rica
Japan
0 : 1
27th of November 2022 10:00
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45
Costa Rica

Live comments

  • 0' - In just a few seconds Ahmed bin Ali Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Japan and Costa Rica.
  • 5' - Ko Itakura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' - Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' - It’s high time Hajime Moriyasu made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' - While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bryan Oviedo made 309 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Costa Rica that had 7 games and scored 5 goals.
  • 30' - It looks surprising Costa Rica does not make any changes. Ritsu Doan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' - While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Costa Rica winning 100% of all matches.
  • 40' - Japan started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 41' - Anthony Contreras is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
  • 42' - Anthony Contreras is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
  • 44' - Miki Yamane was booked on 44.
  • 46' - Takuma Asano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ayase Ueda on 46 minute.
  • 51' - It looks like no one’s ball. Japan is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' - Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 61' - It’s a booking for Costa Rica player. Celso Borges gets a Yellow card.
  • 62' - Costa Rica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 62' - Another change for Japan made on 62 minute. Miki Yamane leaves to be changed by Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 65' - Time for substitution for Costa Rica. Gerson Torres is replaced by Brandon Aguilera.
  • 67' - It is a substitution in Japan team. Ritsu Doan is replaced by Junya Ito on 67 minute.
  • 70' - The referee shows Costa Rica player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' - It’s a booking for Costa Rica player. Francisco Calvo gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' - Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
  • 81' - What a strike from Keysher Fuller! The score is 0-1.
  • 82' - It is a substitution in Japan team. Yuki Soma is replaced by Takumi Minamino on 82 minute.
  • 84' - It’s a booking for Japan player. Ko Itakura gets a Yellow card.
  • 89' - The Costa Rica manager makes a substitution. Celso Borges departs to be replaced by Youstin Salas.
  • 90' - Wataru Endo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' - The Costa Rica manager makes a substitution. Joel Campbell departs to be replaced by Daniel Chacon.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Costa Rica players.

Today 2022-11-27 Japan vs Costa Rica are fighting Worldcup league on Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

Japan had 3 games and get got 6 points in Season (2018/18)

Costa Rica had 3 games and get got 3 points in Season (2018/18)

Todays referees are: Stuart Burt, Michael Oliver, Simon Bennett, Benoit Millot, Jerome Brisard, Maguette N'Diaye

Ranking

Team Played Points
Netherlands 3 7
Portugal 3 6
Brazil 3 6
Morocco 3 7
Japan 3 6
France 3 6
Argentina 3 6
England 3 7
Croatia 3 5
Senegal 3 6
Spain 3 4
Switzerland 3 6
South Korea 3 4
Australia 3 6
Poland 3 4
United States 3 5
Belgium 3 4
Iran 3 3
Ecuador 3 4
Tunisia 3 4
Germany 3 4
Mexico 3 4
Uruguay 3 4
Cameroon 3 4
Serbia 3 1
Wales 3 1
Canada 3 0
Qatar 3 0
Costa Rica 3 3
Denmark 3 1
Saudi Arabia 3 3
Ghana 3 3

Japan

Lineup Bench

Costa Rica

Lineup Bench

Japan Past Matches

2022-11-23 Germany
Japan 		1
2
2019-06-24 Ecuador
Japan 		1
1
2019-06-20 Uruguay
Japan 		2
2
2019-06-17 Japan
Chile 		0
4
2018-07-02 Belgium
Japan 		3
2

Costa Rica Past Matches

2022-11-23 Spain
Costa Rica 		7
0
2018-06-27 Switzerland
Costa Rica 		2
2
2018-06-22 Brazil
Costa Rica 		2
0
2018-06-17 Costa Rica
Serbia 		0
1
2016-08-21 Costa Rica
SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen 		0
6